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She’ll do whatever it takes to keep them together…
Hard-hitting and uncompromising, CLOSE by the ‘undisputed queen of crime writing’ (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole tells the story of a woman determined to protect her family from an increasingly dangerous world…
Patrick Brodie knows exactly how far he’s prepared to go to get what he wants. And he wants it all. Now. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently.
Lily Diamond is different from the kind of woman Patrick is normally attracted to. But together they are determined that their children will have everything they didn’t. Until the unthinkable happens and Lily is left on her own to look after their family in a dangerous world. The Brodies must stay close to survive. But as everyone knows, your sins will find you out.
If you love powerful female characters, be sure to also read Martina Cole’s GOODNIGHT LADY, THE KNOW and GET EVEN. These ladies are strong, resilient and vengeful…
She’ll do whatever it takes to keep them together…
Hard-hitting and uncompromising, CLOSE by the ‘undisputed queen of crime writing’ (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole tells the story of a woman determined to protect her family from an increasingly dangerous world…
Patrick Brodie knows exactly how far he’s prepared to go to get what he wants. And he wants it all. Now. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently.
Lily Diamond is different from the kind of woman Patrick is normally attracted to. But together they are determined that their children will have everything they didn’t. Until the unthinkable happens and Lily is left on her own to look after their family in a dangerous world. The Brodies must stay close to survive. But as everyone knows, your sins will find you out.
If you love powerful female characters, be sure to also read Martina Cole’s GOODNIGHT LADY, THE KNOW and GET EVEN. These ladies are strong, resilient and vengeful…
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Reviews
'A hard-hitting and gritty read'
'Cole is brilliant at portraying the good among the bad, and vice versa, so until the very end we never quite know who to trust. This is the very stuff that makes her so compelling'
No one writes about East End women and their vagaries like Martina Cole
'A powerful novel that pulls no punches... Cole has an ear for the vernacular of the East End, as well as an ability to portray the viciousness of life at the edge' the Guide
'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction'
Intensely readable
'Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own'
'Utterly compelling'
'The story will grip you from the first pages'
'Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about'